Message from The Vicar of Bayview

Whilst sitting at my Grace Cathedral office during the quiet summer months, I received a phone call from Protiviti (one of six divisions of the Robert Half International). Their organization was looking for an outreach project during their annual conference in San Francisco. Their slogan was “To Grow, Strengthen and Succeed."



On October 8th, 2010 one hundred top executives walked from the Fairmont Hotel to Grace Cathedral to participate in a very special afternoon. Bayview Mission volunteers (including mothers from Cathedral School for Boys) rallied, and with truck-loads of tuna cans, cereals, soaps, diapers, infant clothing and children’s Halloween treats, we unloaded and setup the items in our conference rooms. Six different workstations were prepared. When the guests arrived they were divided into six groups and set about filling hundreds of bags with the items for Bayview Mission’s food pantry. It was truly amazing! They are very grateful and they continue to thank us for the opportunity in allowing them to serve.









Then, on Thursday, October 28th, Protiviti employees, Jim and Gordon came back to Grace Cathedral, along with their photographer Chris, to present Bayview Mission with a beautiful plaque, photos of the event, and a gratefully received contribution in the form of a check.



The words on the plaque say it all - “Thank you for ALLOWING the Protiviti Global Managing Directors to assist you with the Bayview Mission”. It seems the Protiviti executives that afternoon received so much from the opportunity to serve the community.



I want Grace Cathedral and every church and mission in our diocese to grow, strengthen and succeed.

How can we as a Diocese look outside of the box and “Allow others to assist?”